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Access information below about previously awarded funding through Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) programs. Use the search filters to find award details for specific programs, years, awardee locations, and more.

Award details can also be found on the Office of Justice Programs website where you can view awards made by solicitation for fiscal year 2023 and previous years.

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State: NJ,
City: NEWARK

Number of Awards: 55
Total Amount Awarded: $40,819,295

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2014 Urban League of Essex County FY 14 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program: Planning BJA FY 14 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program: Planning and Implementation URBAN LEAGUE OF ESSEX COUNTY NJ 2014-AJ-BX-0009 $100,000 Closed
2017 The Newark Public Safety Department Body Worn Camera Enhancement Project BJA FY 17 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 2017-BC-BX-0045 $496,920 Closed
2007 The I-95 Domestic Preparedness Project BJA FY 07 Byrne Discretionary: Enhancing Local Law Enforcement Rutgers, The State University NJ 2007-DD-BX-K135 $252,618 Closed
2020 The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program FY 2020 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Local Formula Solicitation CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 2020-DJ-BX-0460 $376,027 Past Project Period End Date
2016 The 2016 NPD Body Worn Camera Pilot Program Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program Newark Police Division NJ 2016-BC-BX-K083 $372,500 Closed
2013 The 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Urban Essex Grant Program BJA FY 13 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local City of Newark NJ Police Department NJ 2013-DJ-BX-0464 $471,820 Closed
2016 Smart Prosecution Initiative Smart Prosecution Initiative County of Essex, Essex County Prosecutor''s Office NJ 2016-YX-BX-0001 $350,000 Closed
2008 Newark Returning Offender Initiative Congressionally Mandated Award City of Newark NJ 2008-DD-BX-0630 $424,815 Closed
2009 Newark Returning Offender Initiative BJA FY 09 Congressionally Selected City of Newark NJ 2009-D1-BX-0199 $500,000 Closed
2010 Newark ReEntry Legal Services (ReLeSe) BJA FY 10 Congressionally Selected City of Newark NJ 2010-DD-BX-0503 $400,000 Closed
2010 Newark Prisoner Reentry Initiative BJA FY 10 Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative: Local Demonstration City of Newark NJ 2010-CZ-BX-0060 $750,000 Closed
2017 Newark Police Department Model Precinct Accountability and Cooperation Team (M-PACT) Program BJA FY 17 Smart Policing Initiative CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 2017-WY-BX-0002 $700,000 Past Project Period End Date
2019 Newark HOPE BJA FY 19 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 2019-AR-BX-K039 $1,200,000 Open
2022 Newark DPS - 2022 CGIC Project FY 2022 Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-01759-JAGP $700,000 Open
2012 Newark City, Irvington Township & Orange City Township FY 2012 JAG Project BJA FY 12 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program City of Newark NJ Police Department NJ 2012-DJ-BX-0770 $485,804 Closed
2022 Newark - Essex County Jurisdictions JAG Application FY 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program – Local Solicitation CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-02210-JAGX $363,241 Open
2022 NCST's High Risk Intervention is a life-saving direct violence intervention and prevention program. This project expands it from targeted neighborhoods in Newark to the entire City of Newark, NJ. FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative NEWARK COMMUNITY STREET TEAM INC NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-04723-CVIP $2,000,000 Open
2022 NCST submits this application to provide training for Newark, NJ schools in order to increase school safety and support safe school climates in neighborhood schools. FY 2022 Preventing School Violence: BJA's STOP School Violence Program NEWARK COMMUNITY STREET TEAM INC NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-04659-MUMU $1,000,000 Open
2009 National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement Project BJA FY 09 National Initiatives: Enhancing Law Enforcement: Interstate Corridor Consortiums Rutgers, The State University NJ 2009-D2-BX-K002 $249,453 Closed
2022 High Risk Intervention Team Expansion FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program NEWARK COMMUNITY STREET TEAM INC NJ 15PBJA-22-GG-00123-BRND $471,000 Past Project Period End Date
2023 FY2023 SCAAP FY 2023 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program COUNTY OF ESSEX NJ 15PBJA-23-RR-05790-SCAA $76,351 Pending-SCAAP Closeout
2023 FY2023 Essex County NJ JAG Application FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program – Local Solicitation CITY OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ 15PBJA-23-GG-03639-JAGX $348,854 Awarded, but not yet accepted
2008 FY2008 Urban Essex Justice Assistance Grant BJA FY 08 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program: Local Solicitation City of Newark NJ NJ 2008-DJ-BX-0395 $264,702 Closed
2019 FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant BJA FY 19 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY NJ 2019-DJ-BX-0529 $434,882 Closed
2014 FY 2014 Justice Assistance Grant Urban Essex Grant Program BJA FY 14 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local City of Newark NJ Police Department NJ 2014-DJ-BX-1104 $506,164 Closed